"Ancient African Discovery of Dinosaur Fossils Predates Paleontology"
A study suggests that Africans may have discovered dinosaur fossils centuries before the British, with evidence from a rock shelter in Lesotho where a dinosaur finger bone was found, indicating that the local Khoesan and Basotho people could have encountered it between the 12th and 18th centuries. This challenges the traditional narrative that credits British scholars with the first discoveries of dinosaur bones in the 17th to 19th centuries. The paper highlights the broader indigenous knowledge of fossils in Africa and the importance of recognizing the contributions of local communities to paleontology.
